89-91 Royal Avenue, Belfast, Co Antrim, BT1 1FE

A four storey commercial building, originally Sinclair's Department Store, and designed by James Scott in1926. The building sits on the east side of Royal Avenue and extends to form the south side of North Street, an extension (HB 26/50/186B) was added to the north in 1935 to form the corner of Royal Avenue and North Street. The 1926 building is in the Art Deco style, however, it maintains Classical details. Flat roof obscured behind parapet, roof edge has plain metal rails. Rainwater goods are hidden behind the structure. Walls are yellow faience. The the central section of parapet with cross decorated panels rises over the side bays to stepped gables with pilasters, foliate wreaths and torch decoration. The projecting cornice has moulded lions heads, the frieze being fluted over the side bays. The second and third floor have rusticated faience to side bays; giant order pilasters with geometric volutes and foliate tassle capitals; panels with geometric swags and foliate wreaths; a fluted string course runs below second floor cills. The tall side bay windows are accentuated by moulded architraves with floral bosses and moulded head keystones; the central windows to second and third floors are flat faience arches; to the first floor window openings have moulded architraves with block keystones. The windows are replacement metal casements. The entrance with original metal canopy houses double 5 coffered doors. The ground floor is replacement polished red granite with replacement shop windows. The west elevation has 3 central windows flanked by narrower windows to the sides, which rise full height between second and third floor. The entrance door sits in the south bay. The north elevation is completely abutted by HB26/50/186B, the 1936 extension. North elevation mirrors the west elevation. The south elevation is completely abutted by HB26/50/185. Setting 89-101 Royal Avenue sits directly on the east side pavement of the major commercial street of Royal Avenue extending to form 92-102 North St.. The building is abutted by Nos 81-87 (HB26/50/185) to the south and Sinclair House (HB26/50/186B) to the north. Roof: Unseen Walling: Faience Windows: Metal RWG: Hidden